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haematoma

British  
/ ˌhɛm-, ˌhiːməˈtəʊmə /

noun

  1. pathol a tumour of clotted or partially clotted blood

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He had surgery the same day to reduce an intracranial haematoma.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

In a statement, consultant neurosurgeon Jonathan Duffill said Ms Aletaha was in a deep coma on arrival, with an "apparently unsurvivable" subdural haematoma, or bleed on the brain.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2021

She sustained a traumatic brain injury which resulted in a subdural haematoma and a left temporal contrecoup injury.

From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2018

In 2011, when Williams confirmed she had suffered a haematoma and pulmonary embolism, there was no guarantee she would ever play at an elite level again, let alone the stratospheric heights she has reached.

From The Guardian • Aug. 29, 2015

The loss of tissue in both ears was due to haematoma and dry gangrene, which, however, had ceased when the photograph was taken.

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